Doppio Coffee & Brunch on Mission Street is SoMa's answer to a particular morning-hour need: a café that takes both its coffee program and its food seriously without inflating either into a production.

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9.6

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Board and Drink

Board and Drink has built its brunch identity around an idea that sounds simple and turns out to be genuinely considered: that the format of a meal is part of the pleasure.

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TUR

TUR earns a weekend detour when you want brunch that beats the usual default.

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Lapisara Eatery

Tucked just off Union Square at Post and Jones, Lapisara Eatery has been doing Thai-American brunch fusion — and the name (La-Phit-Sa-Ra) means good fortune, which feels right for a room this warm.

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9.4

Based on 1918 reviews

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el Mil Amores

El Mil Amores lands on 21st Street in the Mission with a Day-Glo pink door and a very specific thesis: that Mexico City breakfast culture — chilaquiles, slow-built salsas, concha-based sweets repurposed as savory anchors — deserves the s…

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Côte Ouest Bistro

On Baker Street in the Marina, Côte Ouest Bistro occupies the bones of the old Baker Street Bistro — a lineage that matters, because co-owner Laurent Monchicourt spent decades working through serious French kitchens (Michael Mina, La Fol…

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Eight AM Brunch

Eight AM Brunch has been holding down the Columbus Avenue stretch near Fisherman's Wharf since 2015 — close enough to the waterfront to feel unhurried, far enough that the room reportedly fills with neighbors rather than tour groups.

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9.2

Based on 2055 reviews

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Ramen•San Francisco•$$

HINODEYA Ramen & Bar Downtown

HINODEYA Ramen & Bar Downtown is a ramen pick in San Francisco when you want dinner to feel a little more planned.

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9.2

Based on 1777 reviews

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Tacos El Patron

This Mission District spot on S Van Ness earns its reputation on birria, and the quesabirria tacos are rightly called the shining stars: crispy tortilla envelopes packed with juicy beef and melted cheese, the kind of thing you order two…

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9.2

Based on 1493 reviews

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Kantine

Kantine is a strong brunch move in San Francisco when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.

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Wooden Spoon

Wooden Spoon earns its reputation by threading a needle that defeats most brunch spots: it operates inside the Swedish American Hall on Market Street in Duboce Triangle — a genuinely beautiful historic building with marble counters and b…

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Italian•San Francisco•$$$$

MICHELIN ★★

Acquerello

Acquerello is, by any honest measure, the standard-bearer for classic Italian fine dining in San Francisco — a distinction it has held not by reinventing itself but by refusing to compromise the form.

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Khob Khun Thai cuisine & breakfast

Khob Khun sits on Geary Boulevard in the Inner Richmond, and its premise is specific enough to feel almost radical in a city where Thai restaurants tend to default to the dinner-and-cocktails playbook: this is a family-run kitchen that t…

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9.2

Based on 354 reviews

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Rise & Set

Rise & Set earns a weekend detour when you want brunch that beats the usual default.

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Brenda's French Soul Food

Brenda's French Soul Food suits a night out when you want cajun that feels grown-up without getting stiff.

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9.0

Based on 6301 reviews

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Surisan

Surisan is a strong brunch move in San Francisco when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.

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9.0

Based on 2149 reviews

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Mymy

There's a particular kind of Nob Hill devotion that has people queuing down California Street before a 1950s diner even opens its doors, and Mymy earns it.

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9.0

Based on 1999 reviews

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Early To Rise, Scratch Made Brunch

Early To Rise, Scratch Made Brunch is a strong brunch move in San Francisco when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.

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Mama's On Washington Square

Some lines are worth it, and the one snaking out of Mama's onto Washington Square is the real deal.

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8.8

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Peacock Pansy

Peacock Pansy is a smart brunch call when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.

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BIB GOURMAND

Outerlands

Outerlands has spent more than a decade becoming exactly what the Outer Sunset needed: a neighborhood anchor that takes simple cooking seriously.

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8.6

Based on 1708 reviews

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Plain Jane

Plain Jane is a strong brunch move in San Francisco when you want the meal to feel worth leaving the house for.

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Osha Thai Restaurant and Bar (Embarcadero)

Osha Thai Restaurant and Bar (Embarcadero) is a smart brunch call when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.

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8.4

Based on 2246 reviews

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ROOH SF

ROOH SF is the kind of indian room you reach for when the evening is meant to matter a little more.

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8.4

Based on 1947 reviews

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Café de la Presse

Café de la Presse is a smart brunch call when the morning is supposed to feel a little more like an occasion.

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8.2

Based on 1730 reviews

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MICHELIN ★

Hilda and Jesse

Brunch rarely auditions for a Michelin star, but Hilda and Jesse — the North Beach room from Rachel Sillcocks and Ollie K.C.

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8.0

Based on 551 reviews

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Common questions about Brunch in San Francisco

What are the best restaurants for brunch in San Francisco?

The top restaurants for brunch in San Francisco include Kapari Restaurant, Doppio Coffee & Brunch, Board and Drink. TastyPals curates these picks based on occasion tags, Google ratings, and editorial judgment.

What is the best brunch restaurant in San Francisco?

Kapari Restaurant is among the top-rated options for brunch in San Francisco, with a 9.8 Google rating and 89 reviews.

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